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Myles's Divine Donuts




Donut lovers can now get their fix at the Divine Mini Donuts cart, which can be found at the Green Valley Government Center five days a week.

Owners Ed and Diana Myles of Sahuarita serve up the scrumptious donuts and other food items Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The cart is located near to the Vehicle Division at a convenient spot for hungry White Elephant patrons and library goers.

The Myles have been in business since July, and celebrated their inclusion on the Green Valley Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon-cutting on Friday.

The Myles' also run "Divine Mini Donuts" at the Clubhouse at Rancho Sahuarita and Sahuarita Part and Recration events, including the Sahuarita Farmer's Market on Wednesday nights.

Ed and Diana Myles were invited to the Tucson Electric Park for the White Sox Spring training and did $2,000 per day in sales! Now they operate in the Presidio with their concession trailer and their SS2400-G propane-fired machine. Not bad for their first year with Lil' Orbits.


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Ice Fishing and Mini Donuts?




Rich and Sharon Hogan, native Minnesotans, took time out to send us this 'only in Minnesota' email recently...

"These pictures were taken last Sunday while Sharon and I worked the Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza on Gull Lake... Wow were we busy!! I ran out of donut fry just as the competition closed. There was another guy there selling mini donuts, but everyone told us that they liked ours better. I found out later that he wasn't using Lil' Orbits products, so that's that. We out sold him about 10 to 1 and the extra income was great. Not bad eh!! Pass on an atta-boy to Terry, because our SS2400G is not missing a beat... She's tuned in perfect."


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Lambert Hits One Out of the Park





Norm Lambert is expanding his Lil' Orbits operation at the Can West Global Park in Canada. He has operated this lucrative location since 1999 and has now expanded his store front location to accomodate his heavy traffic.

Every so often Norm visits us at our factory in Minnesota so that he can fill a rental truck with some 2,500 pounds of Lil' Orbits donut mix. This wouldn't be so extraordinary if Norm didn't live in Winnipeg, Canada. Why does he travel over 450 miles to pick up his mix? "I've tried some local mixes, but they don't cut it and my customers know the difference immediately.", was his reply.

We asked him what he was doing lately, and here is what he had to say:

"I operate my SS1200 and SS2400 at the Can-West Global Park, which hosts our AA baseball team. There is all kinds of food competition there ranging from hot dogs, pizza, popcorn, even another big donut outfit, but my stand is so popular that they had to install cattle railings to control the waiting lines!

"My wife and daughter help out and in fact we are so busy that we have to make a new batch of mix every three minutes. That's why I have two of your mixers, otherwise just one would burn out!

"Volume? We work 67 days per season and we're open three hours per game. We bring in $80,000 per season, hands down.

"We also book the local hippodrome which wants us for more events than we can handle. But let me tell you something funny. The last show was around Harley Davidsons and all those slim, beautiful models send their agents over to our booth so they could munch on Lil' Orbits behind the scenes!

"We sell our Mini Donuts for $3.00 but generally stuff 14 to 16 per bag.

"Well, I have to run now to make another baseball game. See you in a few weeks!"

And away Norm went. That's what makes us so proud to hear success stories like Norm's.




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Warm blessings experienced on a cold day




Judy Merritt, who writes a column for the Northwoods Press in upper Minnesota, wrote about her experiences with Lil' Orbits. Here are some excerpts:

"Last Friday while I was in the cities for a carnival convention I was hit by Murphy's Law when a radiator hose broke on my way to drop off my mini donut machine for repairs at Lil' Orbits.

"I managed to find my way to the donut machine service department. I met Terry, their technician, and handed the machine over to him. When I went out to my car, steam was rolling from beneath the hood. I went back inside and asked if someone could give me a ride to the nearest service station to buy some anti-freeze. The owner of Lil' Orbits told me he could do better than that and called Terry to take a look at my car.

"In the freezing weather, Terry and Ryan cut off the end of the hose and reclamped the rest back on. Then they filled the radiator with anti-freeze. There was no charge, they said.

"I drove away thinking if I hadn't had to drop off the mini-donut machine that hose would have split on my way back home and I could have been stranded in the you-can-die-if-you're-out-here-too-long cold. I still shake my head and wonder if perhaps there is a corner of heaven called Lil' Orbits."

Webmaster's note: Charlie, the owner of Lil' Orbits, is routinely known for his generousity when anyone needs help. I have known him all my life, as I am his daughter, and he has never once paused when it came to helping someone out, no matter what the return on investment chances look like. I can remember him changing batteries in my friend's cars, driving to Wisconsin to bail me out when my car wouldn't start during bad weather, and helping dozens of people cut down trees after a particularly nasty tornado in Cokato, MN where we too lost our camper. That's how our business is run.. we help people get started in their own business, not just so we can make money, but because we truly like helping people! Thanks, Judy, for this great article.


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"Gaby" Correa, Puerto Rico is still our world leader




Scott "Mac" MacRae presented Gaby Correa with the outstanding operator plaque for his outstanding success in marketing Lil' Orbits in Puerto Rico. Gaby has managed to secure 31 prime locations, and 'Gaby Mini Donas' can be found in all of the Wal*Mart and Sam's Club stores on the island. Despite all this success, don't expect Gaby to keep all the wealth to himself, he has also helped others in Puerto Rico to establish their own Mini-Donut businesses.

With so many locations, Gaby does a tremendous volume of business, and consumes a massive amount of donut mix. It isn't unusual for Gaby to place orders for 500 bags of mix every three weeks, and as much as 850-1000 bags during peak times. Oh, and just to give you an idea... 1,000 bags of mix is the equivalent of 50,000 lbs (22,727 Kg) and a whopping 3,840,000 donuts!




Gaby runs a tight ship when it comes to his business. He personally visits each location at least four times a week and only hires qualified people to manage each location.

This just in: The latest Wal*Mart newsletter states: "Gaby Mini Donas currently employs 162 people. Earlier this year, the company was honored as one of the 20 Best Employers in Puerto Rico, a recognition attributed to Correa's search for excellence and business determination, along with a blend of good product and a strong partnership with Wal*Mart."

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Susan and Tony Mendes Do it Up Right







Their specialty includes Lil' Orbits fancy mini donuts where they do a thriving business with repeat customers. They have grown their Connecticut business since 2003.

They appropriately named their shop "Tastease Donuts"





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Donuts are a hit at Six Flags




Here's another new Lil' Orbits operation in the famous Six Flags amusement park in Valencia, California that opened this spring. "We're up and running and doing well", Marsha, the coordinator reported.



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How about these testimonials?




"You have one of the best companies I have ever dealt with! Efficient, friendly, helpful, always ready to satisfy any question or concern I have! An overall GREAT experience when contacted. I have talked with TERRY several times and without a doubt he is a true asset to your company. He is flawless! Thank you for helping me get started in this business! You can expect my loyalty, and continued support of what I believe to be the best opportunity available today! I am truly a fan of your company, product, and staff! Keep up the great work and I promise my support, today, tomorrow, and far into the future!" -- Chuck Williams

"Great business, wouldn't trade it for anything." -- Danny Quinn, Deputy Sheriff, (shown with Brian O'Gara, Sales Manager) plans expanded event operations.
"Hi Ed, I bought our first machine from you in July 1979 so we have now been making mini donuts for over 30 years. You might remember I was one of your first distributors and tested your Frigid Midget. My wife and sons still run the business at Soulard Market each Saturday and I just do parties to keep busy. Collectively we have over 90 years experience in making mini donuts.

"My three sons help out on the bigger events like when we had three machines making 9,192 donuts for $2,520 on Sunday morning to celebrate a pastor's 50th birthday. The farthest I went to make donuts from St. Louis was to Dallas, Tx which was over 2,600 miles round trip. The parent's son said he wanted Donut Man Stan to make the donuts at his Bar Mitzvah or else!

"Anyway, just wanted to say 'hi' again after all these past years and will continue to use your donut mix as my wife and customers wouldn't let me do otherwise! I have enjoyed working with your great crew and with your wife, Pat, before her passing." -- "Donut Man Stan" Smith
"...Donuts are doing great. We are having our best year ever. We had a company book us for a six-hour period and agreed to pay $1,500.... I cannot believe the money we make from this venture. Thanks!!!! Anyway, I need to order another twelve bags of mix..." -- Doug Patterson, Bermuda.


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Table of Contents



Find out how Ed and Dianna Myle's are having fun and making great money with their concessions trailer and Lil' Orbits Donuts.
Find out how Minnesotans combine Ice Fishing and Mini Donuts to turn a profit for one native donut operator!
Find out how one Canadian operator is taking over his local ballpark and making eating a bag of donuts one of the hundred things to do before you die!
Read Judy's editorial article about how Lil' Orbits extends a hand to help out customers no matter what.
Find out more about how one man has taken the Puerto Rican isle by storm, going through record amounts of donut mix!
Find out how one couple has turned Lil' Orbits Mini Donuts into fancy donuts!
Find out more about a new operation just opening at Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park.
Check out many quotes from some of our very successful operators.